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Canadian Import Assumption  BC policy is to export the Canadian Entitlement (approximately 500 aMW)– but done in spot markets not under long term contracts  BC is winter peaking with approximately half of generation located in Columbia River Valley – lack of complete load/generation diversification with PNW  Canada has been a net importer in the past decade (slide 3)  BC load growth forecast + 24% by FY 2020 – or 1,600 aMW  Conclusion: no import assumption at this time  BC will complete IRP by January 2012 –reevaluate assumption at that time

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California Import Assumption  The resource adequacy assumption is 3,000 MW of hourly import capability from October through May and 0 MW from June to September  Note that this is not the dispatch in Genesys – just the capability  Is this a reasonable estimate?  Power plant development in California between 2000 and 2010 (total in state regardless of owner)  CPUC Resource Adequacy Assessment (January 2011) (owned or capacity under contract)  Intertie Loadings between 2004 and 2009

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Power Plant Development in California  During the past 11 years there as been substantial resource development within the state of California – most of it gas-fired  Chart (page 6) includes all resources built in state regardless of owner  Since not all developers are load serving entities or all generation is dedicated to LSE – no load/resource assessment can be made  Chart (page 7) “net addition” include the impact of plant retirements in the state (but also including Mohave)

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CPUC 2010 RA Assessment  RA assessment looks backward; does not include these new gas-fired plants that are available for (or under) RA contracts:

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The Interties  The average physical transfer capability* on the A.C. line S. to N. is 3,100 MW [Genesys 4880]  The average physical transfer capability* on the D.C. line S. to N. is 1,700 MW [Genesys 2850]  Flows on the A.C. line were S. to N. 3.8% of the time with an average flow of 346 MW and a maximum of 1,513 MW  Flows on the D.C. line were S. to N. 18.9% of the time with an average flow of 472 MW and a maximum of 2,045 MW  The maximum coincidental import on both lines was 2,810 MW *A.C. rated at 4,800 MW; average includes line de-rates (Dec 2004 to Dec 2009)

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Limiting Factors  Interties provide enough physical import capability ~ 4,800 MW – up to 2,810 MW have been imported coincidentally over both lines  Over 16,500 MW of net generation has been built within the state over the past 11 years, but not necessarily under contract with load serving entities  California LSEs are the limiting factor – no meaningful surplus capacity from April to October (pg 9 – column G)

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Recommendation  Genesys assumption of 0 import capability from June to September is reasonable  Shoulder months of April, May, and October are also problematic and should be set to 0  With new power plant development in California; 3,000 MW of import capability November to March appears reasonable